Redwood Forest in California Is Returned to Native Tribes
Ownership of more than 500 acres of a forest in Mendocino County was returned to 10 sovereign tribes who will serve as guardians to “protect and heal” the land.
26/01/2022 New York Times
2022
Best News of 2022
Good things happen every month. Hence in the tradition of the year in review we like to remind you of three randomly selected news articles of each month.
January
February
Third known case of HIV remission reported after stem cell transplant using umbilical cord blood
A US woman has become the third known person who's gone into HIV remission, and the first mixed-race woman, thanks to a transplant of stem cells from umbilical cord blood, according to research presented at a conference Tuesday.
15/02/2022 CNN
March
Cool to be kind: being nice is good for us – so why don’t we all do it?
It was freezing cold the day Neil Laybourn saw a man in a T-shirt sitting on a high ledge on Waterloo Bridge and made a split-second decision that would change both their lives for ever.
13/03/2022 The Guardian
Chile couples' joy as first same-sex marriages held
Consuelo Morales Aros, 38, and her partner Pabla Heuser Amaya are overjoyed. The two women, who have been together for 16 years, were among the first to tie the knot in Chile on Thursday after a landmark law came into effect allowing same-sex…
10/03/2022 BBC
April
Psilocybin for depression could help brain break out of a rut, scientists say
The psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms helps to open up depressed people’s brains and make them less fixed in negative thinking patterns, research suggests.
12/04/2022 The Guardian
May
Coffeezilla, the YouTuber Exposing Crypto Scams
In the golden age of con artistry, self-proclaimed finance gurus are everywhere, with few checks on their claims.
14/05/2022 The New Yorker
Robot-assisted surgery can cut blood clot risk and speed recovery, study finds
Patients having major abdominal operations should be offered the option of robotic surgery, doctors and scientists have said, after a world-first clinical trial found the procedures dramatically speed up recovery times, reduce complications and…
15/05/2022 The Guardian
June
Novel battery, cancer vaccine among European inventor award winners
The 2022 winners of one of Europe's most prestigious innovation awards were announced Tuesday. Some of the highlights included upgraded batteries and cancer vaccines.
21/06/2022 Deutsche Welle
Launch of first-ever US road that charges electric vehicles as they drive
The first-ever wireless charging road for electric vehicles (EV) has been launched in the US as countries race to find ways to extend EV range.
01/06/2022 The Independent
Microsoft retires Internet Explorer after 27 years
Microsoft is finally retiring the consumer version of Internet Explorer. It announced the plan last year, with the release of Internet Explorer 11. Internet Explorer debuted on Windows desktop computers in 1995 and by 2004, had cornered 95% of the…
15/06/2022 BBC
July
How to preserve secrets in a quantum age
It is not often that a bit of mind-bending mathematics can avert disaster. But researchers at America’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (nist) have done their bit: last week, after years of analysis, they gave their stamp of approval…
13/07/2022 Economist
Greener pastures: Can ancient eco-engineering help fix our degraded landscapes?
Land management is one of the key issues facing the planet in the 21st century. As a result of climate change droughts are becoming longer and more intense and severe flooding is getting worse. Land degradation due to human activity and extreme…
23/07/2022 CNN
August
Germany inaugurates world’s first hydrogen-powered train fleet
Germany has inaugurated a railway line powered entirely by hydrogen, a “world premiere” and a significant step forward for green train transport despite nagging supply challenges.
24/08/2022 Al Jazeera
These cities are better at enduring extreme heat. Here's what they're doing different
Blistering temperatures have returned to western Europe, as some countries like France enter into their third heat wave of the summer with temperatures expected to reach over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius), while more than 80% of the US…
04/08/2022 CNN
September
Rurbanization: Why It’s Time to Make Cities More Rural
Enough with the urban vs. rural binary. Bringing agriculture into cities can have huge benefits beyond healthy food.
08/09/2022 Wired
We can predict final school marks in year 11 – it's time to replace stressful exams with more meaningful education
Research which shows you can reliably predict a student’s year 12 results by year 11. This suggests we don’t need a battery of stressful exams to work out what they do next.
18/09/2022 The Conversation
Beavers return to Dorset after being extinct for 400 years
Beavers have returned to Dorset after being extinct in the area for around 400 years. As a part of a conservation project, two adult beavers have been relocated from Scotland to an eight-acre woodland enclosure near the Mapperton Estate in west…
16/09/2022 The Independent
October
How One School Avoided the Pandemic Plunge in Math Scores
Benjamin Franklin Elementary in Connecticut overhauled the way it taught math — and the way it ran the classroom. Every minute counted.
15/10/2022 New York Times
Some good news on energy
Renewable sources made up the vast majority of new generating capacity last year, a new report found. But the world’s energy transition still needs to speed up.
25/10/2022 New York Times
Methane is a global climate concern, but new technologies offer hope
For years, carbon dioxide has been the bogeyman of climate change, and rightly so. But the focus on CO2 has allowed other greenhouse gasses to slide under the radar. Methane, in particular -- a potent greenhouse gas with more than 80 times the…
20/10/2022 CNN
November
Life After Prison: Podcast wants to break stigma of leaving jail
Getting out of prison might sound like a reason to celebrate. But for many freedom can be a frightening prospect. So two ex-inmates have launched a podcast about it. Busy streets, finding things to talk about, and getting on the housing ladder.
25/11/2022 BBC
December
How a solar microgrid became a town’s lifeline in blackout-prone Puerto Rico
When the power goes out in Castañer – which can happen three or four times a week – properties connected to the microgrid become a lifeline for the town of 6,000, explains Jim Wyss
18/12/2022 The Independent
